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Ever sustained a knee injury? Want to prevent one? Whether you''re young and actively involved in sports, an enthusiastic weekend warrior, or someone who''s simply getting older and whose body is changing, Inside you''ll find: * Sport-specific knee injury prevention tips * Advice on caring for your knees when you''re young, older, or even pregnant * What to look for when choosing a physician and physical therapist * Treatment options, including acupuncture and other complementary medicine therapies * Medications: what you should and shouldn''t take * What you can expect from surgery and recovery * How to avoid surgery * Complete exercise programs With physical therapy strategies by Marty Jaramillo, P.T., A.T.C., C.S.C.S., and complementary medicine strategies by Robert Abramson, M.D.
About the author
Dr. Brian Halpern is a board-certified sports medicine physician at the Hospital for Special Surgery in New York City. He is a former associate team physician for the New York Mets and the nation's first nonsurgical sports medicine fellowship-trained physician.
Laura Tucker is the coauthor of several health and medical books. She lives with her husband and daughter in Brooklyn, New York.
